Headways

January 26, 2021
New VTA Electronic Procurement System Operational Now
A new procurement system in use by VTA is making things a little easier for vendors. ProcureNow is user-friendly and allows vendors to participate in multiple government agency procurements with a...
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January 25, 2021
Things are Improving but Don't Let Your Guard Down!
Effective Jan. 25, the California Department of Public Health has lifted the Regional Stay-at-Home Order for all regions statewide, including the Bay Area. Santa Clara County has returned to the...
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January 19, 2021
Nuria Fernandez Joining Biden-Harris Administration as FTA Acting Administrator
*updated on 1/21/21 confirming appointment After seven years serving as General Manager/CEO of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), Nuria I. Fernandez will be stepping down to join...
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January 13, 2021
VTA Board Turns Over With 8 New Members 
Sunnyvale Vice Mayor Glen Hendricks takes over as VTA Chair for 2021, taking the reigns from Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez. San Jose City Councilmember Charles "Chappie" Jones was elected...
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January 11, 2021
BART Phase II Project First to Submit for Critical Federal Funding Program
VTA achieved two critical milestones for the BART Phase II Project being the first transit agency in the nation to submit an application for $1.735 billion through the Federal Transit Administration’s...
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January 06, 2021
VTA Bus Stop Balancing Program to Consolidate Stops for Faster Travel
Our bus stops are getting more spaced out! The number one complaint about our bus service is that it takes too long to get to a destination. In an effort to speed up your bus trip, VTA is analyzing...
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December 30, 2020
New State Law Modeled After VTA Training
January 1, 2021, is the official start of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and the deadline under California law for all employees of public transit agencies to be trained to...
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December 29, 2020
VTA GM/CEO Urges Governor to Prioritize Transit Workers for Vaccine
In a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, VTA General Manager and CEO Nuria Fernandez urged that public transit workers be included in Phase 1B of the state’s vaccine distribution plan, consistent with the...
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December 22, 2020
CDC Panel Recommends Public Transit Workers be Included in Next Round of Vaccines
A panel for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Dec. 20 that frontline essential workers, including public transit workers, are among the next group of people to be...
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